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i am a u.s. navy veteran. i ever present all veterans -- in a what, we have to stop giving these people so much attention, ok? and then they hide behind god and all of his laws. stop being phony, ok? i live my life. i did not hurt anybody, ok, and i can never going to hurt anybody. in a what? what a shame? host: if you could hold on for just a second. we will let john finish. caller: one minute, please. it is a shame our politicians to not have enough common sense that they cannot come up with a law that will prevent these idiot people from protesting against people who died for the preservation of what they get to do to begin with. if it's kotite in the first amended to this argument. -- tie in the first amendment. caller: i understand freedom of speech is first amendment. i cannot come over here and say you are a horrible person and use all kinds of language and expect not have any consequence. that is what the westboro church -- they need to have consequences. and i prayed to god that god brings the wrath r
i am a u.s. navy veteran. i ever present all veterans -- in a what, we have to stop giving these people so much attention, ok? and then they hide behind god and all of his laws. stop being phony, ok? i live my life. i did not hurt anybody, ok, and i can never going to hurt anybody. in a what? what a shame? host: if you could hold on for just a second. we will let john finish. caller: one minute, please. it is a shame our politicians to not have enough common sense that they cannot come up with...
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. >> reporter: as the u.s. role in the libyan air war gets smaller and nato gets set to take over command, moammar gadhafi is not giving up or getting out. his forces counter attack, pushing libyans back, targeting civilians in rebel-held towns. >> gadhafi is using snipers to shoot people down and let them bleed to death in the street. >> reporter: at secretary of state clinton's meeting with u.s. allies in london, topic one was the dictator. qatar's prime minister. >> we urge gadhafi and his people to leave and not to cause any more bloodshed. >> reporter: but so far, it's the libyan leader's call and he says no. >> i'm not sure that we know exactly when we will get to any change in attitude by gadhafi. >> reporter: president obama told brian williams, economic and diplomatic pressure could force gadhafi out. >> our expectation is that as we continue to apply steady pressure not only militarily but through other means that gadhafi will ultimately step down. >> reporter: president obama ruled out using u.s. gro
. >> reporter: as the u.s. role in the libyan air war gets smaller and nato gets set to take over command, moammar gadhafi is not giving up or getting out. his forces counter attack, pushing libyans back, targeting civilians in rebel-held towns. >> gadhafi is using snipers to shoot people down and let them bleed to death in the street. >> reporter: at secretary of state clinton's meeting with u.s. allies in london, topic one was the dictator. qatar's prime minister. >>...
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although african-american comprise only 12% of the u.s. population they make up 41% of the nation's prison population. joining me to discuss the incarceration crisis are barry scheck, attorney for the innocence project, monifa, program manager for the national coalition on black civic participation and michael rd, trial lawyer and activist. thank you for joining us. i think the most stunning number i've ever seen is the fact that in 1970, there were only somewhere between 250 and 300,000 people incarcerated in the whole country. 40 years later, 2.5 million people are incarcerated. how do we get from 250,000 in 1970 to 2.5 million in 2011? how does that happen? >> very simple. two things happened within our sentencing system. the first was, mand other minimum sentences. in state and federal courts. just completely took discretion away from judges and few -- if you committed certain crimes you were going to prison for long periods that's it. those were most often associated with drug laws. and the drug laws alone during that period are what
although african-american comprise only 12% of the u.s. population they make up 41% of the nation's prison population. joining me to discuss the incarceration crisis are barry scheck, attorney for the innocence project, monifa, program manager for the national coalition on black civic participation and michael rd, trial lawyer and activist. thank you for joining us. i think the most stunning number i've ever seen is the fact that in 1970, there were only somewhere between 250 and 300,000 people...
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. >> in the u.s., about 2/3 of the population lives in areas that are prone to landslides. about $2 billion of damage occurs annually from landslides. unfortunately, 20-25 million people die as a result of landslides o. >> much of the coastline is either a bright red or a beige print th. >> here we are at the base of telegraph hill on lombard street. this iswned by the city. behind you is a large piece of something exposed. you are looking at a large class that was xextricated in a quarry about hundred years ago. this is a secretive sandstones, shales, accumulated debris. essentially it ended up piled up here. the quarry activity was so intense and they used some much at dynamite that the kind of over blasted. 10 feet of the face was left shattered. you can see the fresh colors and a pile of debris which is precariously perched on the edge of a cliff up there. it is more fresh and more recent than the rest. it stands out because there's no vegetation. there is no weathering of material. those are the kinds of things you look for. >> there are many types of slides. there is
. >> in the u.s., about 2/3 of the population lives in areas that are prone to landslides. about $2 billion of damage occurs annually from landslides. unfortunately, 20-25 million people die as a result of landslides o. >> much of the coastline is either a bright red or a beige print th. >> here we are at the base of telegraph hill on lombard street. this iswned by the city. behind you is a large piece of something exposed. you are looking at a large class that was xextricated...
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trying to highlight the issues of women around the world the u.s. or may i just say fox news and perhaps certain christian advocates and publishers out there are really upset because there's a new series that has a pilot that is based on a book called good christian beaches and there's just been a pilot the network can't even pick that up yet and they're up in arms i mean really are those where our priorities lie. unfortunately for a lot of people the answer that question is yes i mean the fact that a twitter feed got turned into a t.v. show and they still had to bleep the title i think says a lot about what passes on that works these days and unfortunately people would rather complain about the title of a t.v. show because that's a strikes us often noticing that there are a lot of people out there trying to take women's rights away well you know i think this is something that a lot of people are debating too when it comes to the word bitch is it still valid is it always derogatory or has it become a little mainstream you know i love the jazz bill w
trying to highlight the issues of women around the world the u.s. or may i just say fox news and perhaps certain christian advocates and publishers out there are really upset because there's a new series that has a pilot that is based on a book called good christian beaches and there's just been a pilot the network can't even pick that up yet and they're up in arms i mean really are those where our priorities lie. unfortunately for a lot of people the answer that question is yes i mean the fact...
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libya says it will abide by an immediate cease fire but the u.s. isn't buying it. >> i question anything out of -- that qadaffi called for. he called for a cease fire and then told his trips to move again. >> reporter: military officials say there is no evidence of civilian casualties despite libya's claims of dozens of deaths. >>> safety experts are now recommending new guidelines for children's car seats. they say children should ride in rear-facing char seats until age 2 instead of age 1. and older children who have out grown them should ride in booster seats until adult seat belts fit them properly. >>> gas prices still going up. the price for a gallon of regular has jumped 7 cents in just the past two weeks. the national average is now 3.5 $7. here in the bay area it is much higher. you are paying -- oakland, it's 3.98 and also in san jose. the barry bonds personalry trial begins -- perjury trial begins tomorrow morning. in 2003, he told the grand jury he never knowingly used steroids. defense lawyers and prosecutors will begin jury selection
libya says it will abide by an immediate cease fire but the u.s. isn't buying it. >> i question anything out of -- that qadaffi called for. he called for a cease fire and then told his trips to move again. >> reporter: military officials say there is no evidence of civilian casualties despite libya's claims of dozens of deaths. >>> safety experts are now recommending new guidelines for children's car seats. they say children should ride in rear-facing char seats until age 2...
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president obama, explaining the u.s. involvement in libya, said it was the right thing to do. >> the united states and the world faced a choice. gadhafi declared he would show no mercy to his own people. it was not in our national interest to let that happen. i refused to let that happen. >> reporter: mr. obama said in ten days, the coalition stopped moammar gadhafi's advance, doing so without u.s. ground troops and with a full transfer of power to nato tomorrow. in fact, just hours after the president's speech, secretary of state hillary clinton arrived in london, for an international conference about libya. but president obama said broadening the mission to include a regime change would be a mistake. >> we are now fighting on the side of the pro -- the anti-gadhafi rebels. we are paving the way for them. he should acknowledge that. >> reporter: libyan rebels have recaptured all of the area they lost over a we they're within 60 miles of moammar gadhafi's hometown. this man said, god willing, the rebels will take sirte.
president obama, explaining the u.s. involvement in libya, said it was the right thing to do. >> the united states and the world faced a choice. gadhafi declared he would show no mercy to his own people. it was not in our national interest to let that happen. i refused to let that happen. >> reporter: mr. obama said in ten days, the coalition stopped moammar gadhafi's advance, doing so without u.s. ground troops and with a full transfer of power to nato tomorrow. in fact, just hours...
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u.s. officials say the international effort to enforce a no-fly zone has been a success after a third day of bombing and the u.s. may soon reduce its role. 80 air strikes today compared to 60 on sunday. >> reporter: fire is pour into the air as jets tried to cripple moammar gadhafi's military. so far all attackers returned safely. these eric are reormed for a new mission. they targeted these areas. outside ben zazi you can see the -- benghazi, you can see the results. rebel forces celebrate on top of a tank after being driven back by moammar gadhafi's army they are ready to resumed their march. in tripoli there are also victory signs from moammar gadhafi supporters. showing a fish crashing an american jet. the government says they are offering themselves as human shields to protect their leader. >> we are waiting for them. their grave is ready here. >>> the u.s. commander says u.s. involvement will decrease as more targets are destroyed. >>> after a weekend of wild weather more rain is on
u.s. officials say the international effort to enforce a no-fly zone has been a success after a third day of bombing and the u.s. may soon reduce its role. 80 air strikes today compared to 60 on sunday. >> reporter: fire is pour into the air as jets tried to cripple moammar gadhafi's military. so far all attackers returned safely. these eric are reormed for a new mission. they targeted these areas. outside ben zazi you can see the -- benghazi, you can see the results. rebel forces...
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side, check their luggage on the u.s. side, pay a toll to walk across. we're doing the same thing with the truck entry. truck weight right now is six to eight hours to cross the border coming north. toll crossing that would be built privately and would collect a toll would ease that traffic to probably 20 minutes and save a lot of work in terms of the environment and a lot of other things that will ease congestion. >> small one. we had, in 2008 when the crises hit us, we have ice rinks and we had to close some of them. now in a partnership we will run all five. more hours, more equipment, more programming and more young people being served. we don't have to run those ourselves. >> the city of houston, we so envy central park here and millennium park. we built that downtown so people say we missed our shot. 14 acres right in the middle of downtown built a park when i was mayor. about 60% done with private funds. and maintained with a conservancy that is two thirds private funds. if you challenge citizens they'll come forward. but i tell you what, don't te
side, check their luggage on the u.s. side, pay a toll to walk across. we're doing the same thing with the truck entry. truck weight right now is six to eight hours to cross the border coming north. toll crossing that would be built privately and would collect a toll would ease that traffic to probably 20 minutes and save a lot of work in terms of the environment and a lot of other things that will ease congestion. >> small one. we had, in 2008 when the crises hit us, we have ice rinks...
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how much, the u.s. does have a real edge. one is, there is a certain optimism that knowledge will generate innovation and improvement. and that optimism is really, really important. and secondly, there is enough capital and a wish to take risks -- >> capital in terms of financial capital? >> financial capital now i'm talking about. not just intellectual capital. you need intellectual capital but you then need the financial capital to actually drive that. and you have to have people who are prepared to take a risk because you can't say if it worked and who have awe long-term view. there's a bit of a problem with the stock market. if you just look for short-term profit, i mean, that's a bit of an issue because if you do that, then there will be, i think, a natural focus. gosh, you're making me talk about economics now. i'm a yeast biologist. >> rose: i never heard you say that, "i'm a yeast biologist.". >> i work on yeast. i mean, if you were trying to make money how would you most reliably make money? you could make money by m
how much, the u.s. does have a real edge. one is, there is a certain optimism that knowledge will generate innovation and improvement. and that optimism is really, really important. and secondly, there is enough capital and a wish to take risks -- >> capital in terms of financial capital? >> financial capital now i'm talking about. not just intellectual capital. you need intellectual capital but you then need the financial capital to actually drive that. and you have to have people...
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new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering.
new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering.
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the u.s. is way ahead and that and that took many, many decades to develop that. it is a combination of our very best students who have done well and smart people from all over the world who have wanted to come to these universities, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. our net imports i ofq into this country has been a huge advantage. there is no other country that has had that. that is not quite as powerful in some ways. we make it hard sometimes for those people either to come in or stay. it is still a mind-blowing pingree we need to double down on that. -- it is still in mind blowing thing. we need to double down on that. is that element of support going to be there for those institutions? whenever people tell you about the overseas school systems that are very good, take it with the grain of salt. there is a temptation for them to tell you about the part that is good and not tell you about the full story. it is hard to run a good education system. nobody has a perfect education system and there are many elements including cultural. when people look
the u.s. is way ahead and that and that took many, many decades to develop that. it is a combination of our very best students who have done well and smart people from all over the world who have wanted to come to these universities, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. our net imports i ofq into this country has been a huge advantage. there is no other country that has had that. that is not quite as powerful in some ways. we make it hard sometimes for those people either to come in...
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he will give an update on the situation there including the u.s. -- including the u.s. actions. that is the president's speech on libya tonight at 7:30 p.m. eastern live on c-span and on cspan radio. >> as protests continued in the middle east and nato is set to take control of military operations in libya, find a letter from the u.n. security officials, and searchable on the cspan video library. ♪ ♪ >> this week, charles blow, the visual op-ed columnist for "the new york times." >> charles blow, your biography starts with this, charles below is the visual op-ed columnist for "the new york times" since april 2000 age. 8 and features charts as a form of opinion journalism. what is this all about? >> it is pretty much as it says. i am a numbers guy. i'm a trend spotter. i use charts to visualize those trends. i use those charts in my opinion pieces and build the opinion out of the chart. for me, the data comes first. i do not decide i will talk about a subject and well and look for data, i search for data first and see if it says something interesting and something that agrees
he will give an update on the situation there including the u.s. -- including the u.s. actions. that is the president's speech on libya tonight at 7:30 p.m. eastern live on c-span and on cspan radio. >> as protests continued in the middle east and nato is set to take control of military operations in libya, find a letter from the u.n. security officials, and searchable on the cspan video library. ♪ ♪ >> this week, charles blow, the visual op-ed columnist for "the new york...
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new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. man: water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. reliable infrastructure and reliable delivery of water is a must. you have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current. hurwitz: we have the stock exchange, we have the united nations -- failure can have a dramatic impact on the nation, and even internationally. so there's a really keen awareness that you always have to be fixing the system. things corrode, they rust. they get to where you turn them on and nothing happens. but it is so totally used in every nook and cranny, that making any accommodation to shut it down, to do something to it, is very difficult. narrator: two massive underground tunnels, called simply tunnel 1 and tunnel 2, provide most of the city's water supply. they run hundreds of feet below
new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. man: water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. reliable infrastructure and reliable delivery of water is a must. you have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current. hurwitz: we have the stock exchange, we have...
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. >> so they are a u.s. government employee? >> yes. what is left after the it recent financial crisis that has not been corrected? >> the regulations associated and specifics of how various instruments will be treated and regulated is under negotiations. the treatment of how bankruptcy proceedings will affect the rights of creditors is still up in the air. there are many areas of dodd- frank that were left for further review that have not happen. we have two-thirds of the biggest hedge funds here in the new york area. they are all wondering how are these systemic risk definitions going to affect them? there is a whole range of uncertainty about what the rollout of the regulations will do. that has had a role in retarding investment and job creation. you have many financial people standing on the side. there was a discussion in the last couple of months about banks and their capitalization requirements. if you did not have 20% down to buy a home the banks will have to treat you as higher risk capital. having worked much of my career to
. >> so they are a u.s. government employee? >> yes. what is left after the it recent financial crisis that has not been corrected? >> the regulations associated and specifics of how various instruments will be treated and regulated is under negotiations. the treatment of how bankruptcy proceedings will affect the rights of creditors is still up in the air. there are many areas of dodd- frank that were left for further review that have not happen. we have two-thirds of the...
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. >> so they are a u.s. government employee. >> yes. >> what is left after the recent financial crisis that has not been righted in your opinion? >> well, the regulations associated and the specifics of how various financial instruments will be treated and regulated are still under negotiation. the treatment of how bankruptcy proceedings will affect the rights of creditors is still up in the air. there are still many areas of dodd frank there were left for studies, commissions and further review that haven't happened. everyone in new york, we have two-thirds of the biggest hedge funds are here in the metropolitan region, and they are wondering how the tax decisions will affect them. there is a whole range of uncertainty about what the roll-out of the regulations will do. and that, i think that has a role in retarding investment and job creation in the economy. that you got many financial people standing on the side. i think its had a role in making credit slow to come back for small business and home buyers.
. >> so they are a u.s. government employee. >> yes. >> what is left after the recent financial crisis that has not been righted in your opinion? >> well, the regulations associated and the specifics of how various financial instruments will be treated and regulated are still under negotiation. the treatment of how bankruptcy proceedings will affect the rights of creditors is still up in the air. there are still many areas of dodd frank there were left for studies,...
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the u.s. tells americans to evacuate the danger zone and sends in planes to get them out of japan. >>> and two exclusive interviews. tiger and trump. we go airborne with donald trump, who is sounding more like a candidate for president. >> part of the beauty of me is that i'm very rich. if i need $600 million, i can put up $600 million myself. >> and tiger tees off about his frustrations on the golf course. and the challenge of living life as a single dad. >>> and good morning, america, on this st. patrick's day. the latest developments this morning. steam still rising from three of those nuclear reactors. one of those, worse, in fact. it shows the plant at a very critical point. and japanese officials saying, a slight radiation increase is too small to harm the 39 million people around tokyo. >> here's what happened when you were asleep. you saw the military helicopters. they tried to dump 30 tons of sea water on the reactors. they go over it. and a lot of the water dissipates before it hits
the u.s. tells americans to evacuate the danger zone and sends in planes to get them out of japan. >>> and two exclusive interviews. tiger and trump. we go airborne with donald trump, who is sounding more like a candidate for president. >> part of the beauty of me is that i'm very rich. if i need $600 million, i can put up $600 million myself. >> and tiger tees off about his frustrations on the golf course. and the challenge of living life as a single dad. >>> and...
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china and taiwan fighting for control, and the u.s. as well. it was the u.s. stomping ground after the cold war. now hillary clinton, the area is really getting quite extreme. if you get countries disappearing, that well-balanced geopolitical passports starts to shift in ways we haven't considered and should be considering. >> global warming is the book, how environmental, economic and political crises -- >> booktv has 48 hours of nonfiction authors and book programming every weekend from saturday to monday morning at 8:00 eastern. to get the complete we can schedule the mailed to you every week signed up for the booktv alert on booktv.org. or text of the word book to 99702. standard message and data rates of 5. nonfiction authors and books every weekend on c-span2. >> local content vehicles traveling the country visiting cities and towns as we export our nation's history and some of the authors who touch the ball on it through work. this weekend on booktv we take you to downtown indianapolis for a look at the new kurt vonnegut memorial library. >> kurt vonneg
china and taiwan fighting for control, and the u.s. as well. it was the u.s. stomping ground after the cold war. now hillary clinton, the area is really getting quite extreme. if you get countries disappearing, that well-balanced geopolitical passports starts to shift in ways we haven't considered and should be considering. >> global warming is the book, how environmental, economic and political crises -- >> booktv has 48 hours of nonfiction authors and book programming every...
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so unlike the law involving u.s. versus lopez that is where the congress is trying to do your job of dealing with the local crime by guns in schools or violence against women and where the court was concerned about using the effect on the national economy from that education or barriers to entering the workforce to matters that were not economic and those were off to one site and that this is a financial penalty and black helicopters don't come and people don't force march you get the bayonet point to the insurance agent it is all economic. it is not local, and that those naked. the argument from the parade which can be cut off and distinguished are always made on the issue whether you have jurisdiction to legislate. so if they get $5 an hour the this is the regulation of commerce. the regulation of commerce to say $5,000 an hour this is true. in the social security takes the argument to the supreme court, council said it thickens at the retirement age 65 and require everybody under that to support it they can save 2
so unlike the law involving u.s. versus lopez that is where the congress is trying to do your job of dealing with the local crime by guns in schools or violence against women and where the court was concerned about using the effect on the national economy from that education or barriers to entering the workforce to matters that were not economic and those were off to one site and that this is a financial penalty and black helicopters don't come and people don't force march you get the bayonet...
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the u.s. has 5% of the world's population and over 25% of the world's prison population. that is a big part of the equation. i am not waiting for superman, but somebody might be. if you look at the conditions of our schools, our schools have not been restructured, have been left alone to become the perfect feeder to prison prefatory. public schools are designed -- if you have any spirit, the spirit of a claudette colvin, they do not want to adapt to you. folks always ask, where are our leaders? they are in rikers island, san quentin, some of the greatest minds which had not found a space to tap into their genius. that is a big part of what has happened. not talking about the prison industrial complex as well as the military industrial complex. rikers island has 1400 people -- 14,000 people. i worked at a high-school that had a mural on the wall. there was a figure, a man dressed in green, split in two. the front have has a gun, a rifle in his hand, military fatigues. the back half has the prison inmate uniform. on top it says choose your dream. so those are your options.
the u.s. has 5% of the world's population and over 25% of the world's prison population. that is a big part of the equation. i am not waiting for superman, but somebody might be. if you look at the conditions of our schools, our schools have not been restructured, have been left alone to become the perfect feeder to prison prefatory. public schools are designed -- if you have any spirit, the spirit of a claudette colvin, they do not want to adapt to you. folks always ask, where are our leaders?...
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people they attract poor people with their prominence of economic opportunity and in the case of the u.s. the ability to get around without a car for every adult. some of that is my research on and public transportation and the fact that many build a new subway stop party rates go up near the stock. does that make people pour? it is impoverishing the people? of course, not. those are attracting poor people who do not have a car for every adult who needs to get around. in the developing world come this city's provided more important party and ghandi talked about the importance of the future is in the villages. it is in the city's the way they connect with the outside world and it is unquestionably true that life is enormously difficult that none of us would want to live for a day little-known many years but there are still reasons why people come there. it still beats the end deprivation in brazil and beats living in a world where time seems to stand still and cities provide that promise. does not mean that they do not create challenges that they are close enough to exchange ideas we coul
people they attract poor people with their prominence of economic opportunity and in the case of the u.s. the ability to get around without a car for every adult. some of that is my research on and public transportation and the fact that many build a new subway stop party rates go up near the stock. does that make people pour? it is impoverishing the people? of course, not. those are attracting poor people who do not have a car for every adult who needs to get around. in the developing world...
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also, a discussion on u.s. involvement in libya and terrorism fears with mike baker a former cia covert operations officer. and they look at congressional funding for the national flood insurance program with ben mckay. that is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. monday, president obama is going to deliver a speech on libya from the national defense university in washington d.c. he will give an update on the situation there including actions the u.s. has taken with allies and partners, and the transition to a nato command and control. that is the president's speech on libya monday night at seventh 30 p.m. eastern live here on c- span and c-span radio. -- 7:30 p.m. eastern like you're on c-span and c-span radio. >> senators are home working in their districts. that gives you a chance to catch up on debates in the first few months of the 110th congress. they're all on line at c-span goes a congressional chronicle which time lines and transcripts of a recession. sort by
also, a discussion on u.s. involvement in libya and terrorism fears with mike baker a former cia covert operations officer. and they look at congressional funding for the national flood insurance program with ben mckay. that is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. monday, president obama is going to deliver a speech on libya from the national defense university in washington d.c. he will give an update on the situation there including actions the u.s. has taken with allies and partners,...
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we look at why it's so hard to call the next one as a new report today urges the u.s. to be ready. >>> and farm to fork. how do you make chicken exciting? would you believal fall that? it's good, and really easy, according to one of america's best chefs. see how on tonight's plate list. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," march 30th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. well, when americans watch reality tv, we aren't really looking for models of good behavior. but lately the bad behavior you see on some tv shows has sunk to a new level. in the old days, think 1993, mtv's "real world," a cast member could be expelled for getting physical. now it's almost as if the shows want the cast to brawl, scratch and scrum. but the question is, how is watching them fight each other affecting us? here's andrea canning. >> reporter: it's the disturbing brawl between two teenage girls caught on tape by their friends, looking on and even egging them on to keep fighting. what was
we look at why it's so hard to call the next one as a new report today urges the u.s. to be ready. >>> and farm to fork. how do you make chicken exciting? would you believal fall that? it's good, and really easy, according to one of america's best chefs. see how on tonight's plate list. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," march 30th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm...
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also a discussion on u.s. involvement in libya and terrorism fears with a former cia covert operations officer. later, a look at congressional funding for the national flood insurance program with ben mckay. that is live at 7:00 a.m. here on c-span. monday, president obama is going to deliver a speech on libya from the national defense university in washington. he will give an update on the situation there including the actions the u.s. has taken with allies and partners and the transition to nato command and control. that is the president's speech on libya monday night live here on c-span. >> as protests continued in the middle east and as nato starts to take control of operations in libya, find latest from the u.n. security council administration and reaction from world leaders. the library is searchable on your computer any time. watch what you want, when you want. >> we had to act so quickly on saturday. it was not possible to bring forth as much arab support as would have been welcomed. the clear support
also a discussion on u.s. involvement in libya and terrorism fears with a former cia covert operations officer. later, a look at congressional funding for the national flood insurance program with ben mckay. that is live at 7:00 a.m. here on c-span. monday, president obama is going to deliver a speech on libya from the national defense university in washington. he will give an update on the situation there including the actions the u.s. has taken with allies and partners and the transition to...
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department of veterans affairs, u.s. department of defense, and the department of labor veteran import -- trading service. members what the hall of the medical center's daily and concur with the physicians that now is not the time to shortchange the department's construction and research. with regard to the dod, mindful of the necessity of full funding of the department's military family support programs. these programs support that the whole family is ready support their service member and the family does not suffer or suffers less when their service member is deployed or called up for duty. we are also mindful of the department's proposal to increase premiums of military retirees and the impact that such increases may have on the pocketbook of veteran households. we are supportive of the commander's calls to repeal the disabled veterans tax, the nile or reduction of benefits to qualified benefits, adversely affects not only the veterans but also the family members who rely on that income to meet living expenses. it goe
department of veterans affairs, u.s. department of defense, and the department of labor veteran import -- trading service. members what the hall of the medical center's daily and concur with the physicians that now is not the time to shortchange the department's construction and research. with regard to the dod, mindful of the necessity of full funding of the department's military family support programs. these programs support that the whole family is ready support their service member and the...
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is there a real deep grudge against the u.s. for last three decades or five decades? or it was just temporary? and the last question is you talk about some models, american models and other models and whether turkey could be modeled as muslim majority country and democracy was a topic entertained in washington and turkey. would you, please, pass on that if it was a realist approach from -- [inaudible] thank you. >> my name's connie, i'm with the american coalition information network. in 2003 a document was discovered in the headquarters of -- intelligence headquarters of saddam hussein's baghdad that 13 turkish women were sent to egypt to its brothels. the parents of these women appeal today the first lady of egypt, suzanne mubarak, and unfortunately, their appeal fell to death ears. how transparent is the new egypt? do you think something could be discovered about these women? >> one last question. yes, sir, please. >> [inaudible] from the arab league. thank you, lisa, for your sharing with us. in your capacity as the head of the american university in cairo and the
is there a real deep grudge against the u.s. for last three decades or five decades? or it was just temporary? and the last question is you talk about some models, american models and other models and whether turkey could be modeled as muslim majority country and democracy was a topic entertained in washington and turkey. would you, please, pass on that if it was a realist approach from -- [inaudible] thank you. >> my name's connie, i'm with the american coalition information network. in...
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and as u.s. workers continue to fight for their rights but new seems to be battling facts we're well let's call it create a fiction but wait what was that home treason in wisconsin. and promoting democracy or is it regime change the case of one u.s. contractor convicted in cuba is shedding light on how your tax dollars are being spent abroad and exposing the darker side of u.s. meddling under the guise of human rights. he says it's nothing for someone who wants to get it but with the well you got to know that it's their first take it to some of the most secretive places in new york the ones that the government would rather you not know about. it's tuesday march eighth five pm here in washington d.c. i'm lucy catherine of and you're watching our t.v. well the actions of wall street have triggered the economic crisis making states struggle with budget gaps all over the united states one such statements johnson has seen people rise up to resist having to pay for the mistake. they themselves did not
and as u.s. workers continue to fight for their rights but new seems to be battling facts we're well let's call it create a fiction but wait what was that home treason in wisconsin. and promoting democracy or is it regime change the case of one u.s. contractor convicted in cuba is shedding light on how your tax dollars are being spent abroad and exposing the darker side of u.s. meddling under the guise of human rights. he says it's nothing for someone who wants to get it but with the well you...
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we have a series on promise that has led millions to flock to the u.s. and hopes of a better life and whether that promise still holes. each arrival has a story to tell and tonight, we look at the experience from one korean immigrant to get a firsthand account of what the american dream means to him. >> i came to this country with my parents from south korea when i was 7 years old. i remember vividly the new york mets had just won the world series and ronald reagan was the very popular president at time. my parents pretty much liquidated all of their assets. there was a small network of koreans in new york city. through their friends, they were able to spot an opportunity and get a small grocery store there were able to purchase. i think they genuinely believe in the american dream. anyone with the willpower and the right capital can succeed. my dad was a professional engineer by trade. he wanted me to not stake in korea but see the world and be a leader. he foresaw that if i stayed there, it didn't matter how wealthy the family got, the opportunities we
we have a series on promise that has led millions to flock to the u.s. and hopes of a better life and whether that promise still holes. each arrival has a story to tell and tonight, we look at the experience from one korean immigrant to get a firsthand account of what the american dream means to him. >> i came to this country with my parents from south korea when i was 7 years old. i remember vividly the new york mets had just won the world series and ronald reagan was the very popular...
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since coming to the u.s. senate, i have worked to increase the number of north carolinians on our federal judiciary. unfortunately, it has turned out to be a rather slow and arduous process, and after months of making the case that north carolina deserves more representation on the fourth circuit last year, judges jim wynn and al diaz were confirmed unanimously by the united states senate. north carolina is better off because judges jim wynn and al diaz, highly qualified, experienced and fire-minded judges, are now serving on the fourth circuit, and it is my hope that very soon north carolina will have another federal judge with the confirmation of judge cogburn. all of these judges have received bipartisan support, and i am pleased that senator burr has joined with me in recommending these judges. i recommended judge cogburn because of his distinguished record as a swriewrist and attorney in both the public and private sectors. after earning degrees from sanford university cumberland school of law and u.n.c.
since coming to the u.s. senate, i have worked to increase the number of north carolinians on our federal judiciary. unfortunately, it has turned out to be a rather slow and arduous process, and after months of making the case that north carolina deserves more representation on the fourth circuit last year, judges jim wynn and al diaz were confirmed unanimously by the united states senate. north carolina is better off because judges jim wynn and al diaz, highly qualified, experienced and...
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they say u.s. power plants are safe. new polling on the sharp decline in the percentage of americans who support building new nuclear plants. so far, that fear has not spread to capitol hill. law makes are certainly waging concerns but nuclear energy still has bipartisan support. >> i'm not persuaded that nuclear power should be deleted from the list of options that we look at. >> i wouldn't if i were the president, sign an executive order to freeze all construction of nuclear plants as the president froze all drilling in the gulf coast after the disaster down there. >> reporter: right now, there are 104 nuclear reactors across the united states. these facilities account for just 20% of the nation's electricity. far less than countries like japan and france. nuclear power there makes up 70% of the total electrical output. and developing nations such as china and india are moving quickly to catch up.chinese are currently building 100 new reactors. last year, president obama said the u.s. cannot afford to fall behind as am
they say u.s. power plants are safe. new polling on the sharp decline in the percentage of americans who support building new nuclear plants. so far, that fear has not spread to capitol hill. law makes are certainly waging concerns but nuclear energy still has bipartisan support. >> i'm not persuaded that nuclear power should be deleted from the list of options that we look at. >> i wouldn't if i were the president, sign an executive order to freeze all construction of nuclear...
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production in the u.s. has been disrupted because of a parts shortage. >> streaming teens and drag queens poured into san francisco to see britney spears today. yes, we'll take you inside that free concert at phil graham civic auditorium. >> supposed to start looking a lot like spring this week. that's what leigh says. >> mike: there is room for two cinderellas in themen's ncaa tournament? there better be as virginia commonwealth shocks kansas. details and >> alan: this is britney spears leaving a store in the castro today amid a crush of fans. the video was sent by an abc-7 viewer via ureport. you can stop screaming now, shu. britney spears is in town to kick off her new c.d., and today's performance will be shown on "good morning america" on tuesday. but abc-7 has a sneak preview for us. >> reporter: from down below or high above sky 7hd, you felt the excitement of the fans waiting anxiously for britney spears to arrive. >> i'm so excited. >> hit me baby one more time. >> reporter: some were here since mi
production in the u.s. has been disrupted because of a parts shortage. >> streaming teens and drag queens poured into san francisco to see britney spears today. yes, we'll take you inside that free concert at phil graham civic auditorium. >> supposed to start looking a lot like spring this week. that's what leigh says. >> mike: there is room for two cinderellas in themen's ncaa tournament? there better be as virginia commonwealth shocks kansas. details and >> alan: this...
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the traditional u.s. senate thing is, you are here for two terms, halfway through your third term you start to get enough seniority to impact the place. >> right. well, i mean, i think that's still the case in many respects. on the other hand, issues that led me to run are front and center. and i can't just say, well, i'm going to sit out these issues because, you know, i'm working on some differential plan to fit in the senate. >> reporter: rubio's already lined up against gop leaders mitch mcconnell and john boehner, voting no on their most recent government funding bill because he says it doesn't cut spending enough. in miami, he told us he will next take a hard line against raising the national debt limit. something the administration says must be done to avoid an economic crisis. >> the reality is, our government spending money it doesn't have. it doing it at an alarming pace and there's no plan to stop it. >> reporter: he may irritate party leadership, but not this guy. >> marco rubio says what is t
the traditional u.s. senate thing is, you are here for two terms, halfway through your third term you start to get enough seniority to impact the place. >> right. well, i mean, i think that's still the case in many respects. on the other hand, issues that led me to run are front and center. and i can't just say, well, i'm going to sit out these issues because, you know, i'm working on some differential plan to fit in the senate. >> reporter: rubio's already lined up against gop...
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if the u.s. implemented the recommendations of the erskine bowles, alan simpson commission today, or a package of reforms with the same fiscal impact, it would immediately move to number three and fiscal governance and become one of the top 10 countries in the overall index. guest: that is correct. there is hope. the never take a country, new zealand, had its own currency crisis in the early 1990's. it they made dramatic and fundamental reforms in what the government did, how did business, however measured success. they've reformed entitlement programs, put in fiscal constraints, reformed the tax policy, and now they are number two. if new zealand can do it, the united states can do it. host: can we do it without tax increases, in your view? guest: no. the simple truth is the government has grown too big, waited too long to restructure and, frankly, promised to much. in my view, to put us on a more prudent and sustainable path, it is about 2 to 3 to 1, spending cuts to tax increases. but we have
if the u.s. implemented the recommendations of the erskine bowles, alan simpson commission today, or a package of reforms with the same fiscal impact, it would immediately move to number three and fiscal governance and become one of the top 10 countries in the overall index. guest: that is correct. there is hope. the never take a country, new zealand, had its own currency crisis in the early 1990's. it they made dramatic and fundamental reforms in what the government did, how did business,...